Psychological Therapies P

Question 1

SD ao2

Answer 1

Vivo is more successful

McGrath - 75% success
Barlow supports this

Injections 90% success

Agoraphobia 60-80% success

Burke - combined with drugs is much more effective
Best for agoraphobia

Not 100% successful
Symptoms not cause
Some phobias are evolutionary linked to can’t be unlearnt

Question 2

Flooding

Answer 2

Exposure to the feared object in a intense manner
Client remains in the situation until anxiety decreases
Adrenaline eventually runs out and the client realises there is nothing to fear

Question 3

Flooding ao2

Answer 3

Quick

Lead to high blood pressure - heart attack

Medical supervision

Question 4

Virtual reality

Answer 4

Helmet that displays virtual situation
Displays the phobic situation
Can be controlled by the therapist

Question 5

Ao2 VR

Answer 5

Good for driving phobias 
Cat over high bridge 
Pulse monitored 
If too high paused and taught relaxation 
Replace fear with calm

Question 6

Modelling therapy

Answer 6

Effective in children
Parents handle the phobia in front of child
Shown nothing to be scared off
Encouraged to hold the object

Question 7

Modelling ao2 Bandura

Answer 7

Effective treatment in nursery children

Dogs and snake

Question 8

Systematic desensitisation

Answer 8

Counter condition
Fear and calm can’t exist at the same time
Relaxation taught at each stage
Move through a hierarchy of anxiety provoking situations
Don’t move on till you can’t get through the previous
In vivo and in vitro